Boustie

I was really excited to do this project. Bousties are like a precursor to the corset. This project wouldn't have been as difficult if my dressform in class wasn't so well endowed. I have started to call her Busty McBusterson for that reason.















This is actually my dressform at home so you can't really see the ample cleavage inherent in my boustie. I had this vision of black lace and red satiny fabric. The satiny fabric became a challenge. And I didn't realize that the top seam needed to be stay stitched since it's on bias (diagonal) and started to stretch without my consent!!!! The lace didn't stay close to the body of the boustie either. It had the audacity to fall away. I learned later I should have stitched it in place. There is also the back where I was suppose to flip the piece inside out but didn't figure this closure correctly. It's hard to explain but I did a bad job. But on the bright side I think the grommets turned out correctly for my first attempt.

Faults of this boustie are: loose/over sized bust/top seam, loose lace, and bad construction at the back. Even with all these faults I still think it turned out decently. And overall it was a good learning experience. My next boustie will be AWESOME!! Whenever I get around to doing another one, that is.